AMIT GUD
407 Acalanes Dr., #15				gud@ksu.edu
Sunnyvale, CA 94086				www.gud.co.in
Phone: 1-785-317-6403				PGP ID: B0697E48

OBJECTIVE
To develop innovative computer systems and further the systems knowledge.

WORK EXPERIENCE

* Member of Technical Staff - VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA.
							June 2007 – present

Working on developing host to guest file system (HGFS).

HGFS is a cross-platform network fs with client server model. I lead important development on cross-platform server and Linux client. Helped develop number of important features like case-insensitivity, and support for asynchronous operations and pluggable transports. Did complete architecture change to move from synchronous transport to asynchronous ones. Did protocol revision to support case-insensitivity and base for other features like change notification, oplocks, EAs, and byte range locks.

Also worked on guest to host time synchronization using a novel clock slewing technique not used so far in VMware. Also worked on Memory balloon driver.

* Graduate Teaching Assistant - Kansas State University.
							August 2006 – May 2007

Taught graduate-level computer science courses.

* Software Engineering Intern - Red Hat, Inc., Westford, MA.
							May 2006 – August 2006

Hacking on NFS - fixing bugs and adding minor features and upstream NFS user tool modifications. As a cross-functional intern project, participated in developing future investment plan in BRIC countries for Red Hat.

* Graduate Research Assistant - Kansas State University.
							August 2005 – May 2006

Worked with Dr. Neilsen  designing software tools for Watershed Dam Design/Analysis for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

* Associate Software Engineer - Symantec Corporation / VERITAS Software, Pune, India.											March 2005 - July 2005

Project: Opforce, an automated server deployment tool.

* Quality Assurance Engineer - Calsoft Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India.
							October 2004 - March 2005

Project: Panasas, a scalable and distributed storage solution based on Object Storage Devices (OSD).

* Project Intern - Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Pune, India.											May 2003 – April 2004
  
Project: Embedded web server for missile launcher controller facility.

MAJOR PROJECTS & SEMINARS UNDERTAKEN
* [Thesis] [LINUX KERNEL] chunkfs – a recovery-driven file system design approach to reduce file system checking and crash recovery (fsck) time.
* [P2P NETWORKS] Random search techniques in unstructured decentralized peer-to-peer networks.
* [LINUX KERNEL] Elastic Quota File System (EQFS) - maximizes disk space utilization on the server.
* [NETWORKS / REAL-TIME] Embedded web server for DRDO, Pune.
* [REAL-TIME] Remotely controlling household devices.
* [REAL-TIME] Embedded car controller using Siemens 167 & CAN protocol.
* [REAL-TIME] Worked on a GPS project for fleet tracking using GPS.

PUBLICATIONS / TALKS
* “Chunkfs” Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) 2007.
Henson, V., Ven, Arjan, Gud, A., Brown Z. “Chunkfs: Using divide-and conquer to improve file system reliability and repair.” USENIX HotDep 2006.
* Gud, A. “Smart Card Technologies & Markets Worldwide.” 171-page Analyst Report published by Business Communication Inc., CT, USA
* Gud, A., Andresen, D., Mizuno, M. “A Scalable Search Algorithm in Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Networks.” PDPTA 2006.

EDUCATION
* Master of Science (M.S.) from Kansas Sate University, Manhattan, KS.													August 2005 - May 2007

Major: Computer Science. GPA: 3.89 / 4.00

* Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engg.) from University of Pune, India.												August 2000 - May 2004

Stood 5th amongst 140, first Class with Distinction.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Specialized in on-disk and network file systems.
* Linux Kernel-space / user-space programming.
* Multi-threaded programming.
* Familiarity with numerous operating systems like TinyOS, BrickOS, Lejos and Windows.
* Familiarity with debuggers and various SCMs.

MAJOR LINUX KERNEL PATCHES
* Spinlock initialization unification.
* PCI driver migration to new style device probing.

MAJOR AWARDS
* 3rd prize at IIT Techfest Competition, Mumbai for project Remotely Controlling Devices.
* Abhinandan Shah Memorial Computer Excellence Award 2004 by Rotary Club.
* Travel Grant by USENIX for OSDI 2006 conference and HotDep 2006 workshop.

INTERESTS
* Writing and journalism – Published writer. Contributing Editor, Card Technology Magazine, USA. Published technical and non-technical articles in numerous national and international publications.
* Social work – working with non-profit organizations like Masum and Sanmati Bal Niketan. Primarily help them spread the word.

ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
* USENIX, Pune LUG (PLUG), K-State LUG (K-SLUG).

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